A local environmental group has released a report suggesting that solar power should meet ten percent of the nation’s total energy needs by 2030.
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Local Group Sees Sunny Future for Solar Power (KYW News Radio 1060)
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OPEL Solar, Inc., a leading global developer and supplier of high concentration photovoltaic (“HCPV”) solar panels and other solar products, including ground-based and rooftop tracker systems, and its Spanish partner, BETASOL, today announced that its 330 kilowatts (kW) utility-grade solar photovoltaic power plant in Spain is eligible to begin receiving the feed-in tariff (“FIT”) from the …
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OPEL Solar, Inc. and BETASOL Secure Spanish Feed-In Tariff for One of World’s First Commercial HCPV Power Installations (Renewable Energy World)
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TEMPE, Ariz.—-First Solar, Inc. today announced a power purchase agreement to supply Pacific Gas and Electric Company with renewable electricity from a 300 megawatt utility-scale photovoltaic solar power facility that First Solar is developing in Southern California.
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First Solar Signs Contract with PG&E for 300 MW Photovoltaic Solar Power Project (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
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SUNPOWER SIGNS AGREEMENT WITH ITALIAN K6 S.A.S. * Two plants located in Puglia region * Plants to be complete in August this year March 9 (Reuters) – SunPower Corp said it would partner with Italian investment and management company K6 S.a.S. to build two 1 megawatt photovoltaic (PV) solar power plants in the Puglia region in Italy.
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(AFX UK Focus) 2010-03-09 12:10 UPDATE 1-SunPower to build two 1MW solar power plants in Italy (Interactive Investor)
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ROSEVILLE, Calif.—-Solar Power, Inc. announced today that it has received an initial commitment of $24.7 million in Recovery Zone Facility Bonds by Sacramento County and is exploring plans to open a manufacturing facility within Sacramento County to build its high-performance solar panels.
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Solar Power, Inc. Receives Initial Commitment of $24.7 Million from $787 Billion American Recovery and Reinvestment … (Business Wire via Yahoo!…
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By JOE VARDON BLADE PROJECTS EDITOR Last of three parts The research in solar energy and specifically thin-film photovoltaics at the University of Toledo is a sense of pride on campus, a selling point for state officials to solar companies, and is recognized by many solar-industry insiders throughout the country.
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University of Toledo fights to outpace solar power rivals (The Toledo Blade)
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SunPower Corp. and K6 S.a.S. today announced an agreement under which the companies are building two 1-megawatt photovoltaic solar power plants in the Puglia region, Italy.
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SunPower and K6 Partner on Two Solar Power Plants in Italy (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
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LORAIN — Energy upgrades including solar panels could help Lorain save $100,000 a year on the utility costs for the St. Joseph Community Center, a consultant who analyzed the building said.
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VIDEO: Solar power could reduce energy costs at St. Joe’s (The Morning Journal)
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Nuclear power has been politically radioactive for decades. But the half-life of opposition seems to have faded, especially when weighed against the alternatives.
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Doors Open For Nuclear Power, Yet New Plants Face Big Hurdles (Investor’s Business Daily, Inc. via Yahoo! Finance)
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